ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS

• US 20160174400A1
• Filed: 12/08/2015
• Published: 06/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: TERANAKA, Ryosuke, NAKANO, Sho
• Granted Patent: US 9,918,394 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B25J 9/161 Hardware, e.g. neural networks, fuzzy logic, interfaces, processor
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0017 with operator interface units
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0018 having an electronic display
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1467 PLC mounted in a cabinet or chassis

Abstract

A robot control apparatus connected to a robot for controlling the robot includes a casing and a display unit movable with respect to the casing and displaying information.

Claims

1. A robot control apparatus connected to a robot for controlling the robot, comprising:

a casing; and

a display unit movable with respect to the casing and displaying information.

2. The robot control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the casing has a plurality of attachment parts to which the display unit can be attached.

3. The robot control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of attachment parts has an opening for exposure of the information, and

the display unit is attached inside of the casing.

4. The robot control apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of attachment parts are provided on a first surface of the casing and a second surface not in parallel to the first surface of the casing.

5. The robot control apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a plurality of operation objects,

wherein all of the plurality of operation objects are provided on one surface of the casing, and

one of the plurality of attachment parts is provided on the one surface on which the operation objects are provided.

6. The robot control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the casing is a rectangular parallelepiped.